BLUNDEN

[J B]

Hi some information on your Blunden's A Lady Rosa Blunden of Blunden Castle ran off with a John Regan 1816, she a minor, he was a butcher and also a horse dealer, they came to live in High St (butcher's shop) Waterford city 1817, they had 10 children here in Waterford (2) a Robert Nicholson born 1803, married Frances Blunden of Manor St Waterford daughter of Mr. Medhope Blunden, gentleman JB 

[Kiltaglassan]

Some information on Castle Blunden-

Detached seven-bay three-storey over basement Classical-style country house, c.1750.
https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/12401906/castle-blunden-castleblunden-kilkenny

A few miles from the cathedral city of Kilkenny, Castle Blunden stands on an elevated site in the midst of mature parkland.
https://www.ihh.ie/index.cfm/houses/house/name/Castle%20Blunden

Historic Environment Viewer – Castle Blunden
https://maps.archaeology.ie/historicenvironment/?REG_NO=12401906

GeoHive National Townland and Historical Map Viewer – Historic 25” Map
Castle Blunden    B&W    (1897-1913)
https://arcg.is/1j4n4S

Castleblunden townland
https://www.townlands.ie/kilkenny/kilkenny/st-patricks/kilkenny-rural/castleblunden/

[Noller]

John, I recall seeing an article here about Lady Rosa Blunden who went off with a John Reagan. I cannot see the article anymore and I wonder if there is still information available about that story. Noller

[Noller]

JB any more information on the Lady Rosa Blunden & John Reagan story?  Noller

[conahy calling]

http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/index.jsp

Some Blundens are listed in Will Calendars.

[Noller]

Many thanks CC

[Kiltaglassan]

Welcome to RootsChat, Noller 

Blundens also in the Tithe Applotment books 1833 for County Kilkenny.

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=Blunden&firstname=&county=Kilkenny&parish=&townland=&search=Search

[Noller]

Thank you indeed. My line of enquiry is thus; MY GGG Grandparents are John Regan and Rose Blunden.  Our line down from them is very straightforward with all our baptisms registered in Ballybricken Church i.e Trinity Without, Waterford.  The only Rose that I can find of that  period is indeed the descendant of the Blunden Castle clan. This Rose was baptised in St. John's Waterford in 1804.  No marriage record found for her and  Grandpa John.  While our Rose was having a family with Grandpa John Regan, the 1821 Waterford census has her living at an address in Waterford with members of her own family. Two different Roses?  That is the quandary!

[Noller]

I can't identify Rose Blunden of Castle Blunden at all. No record of her baptism in either the RC Kilkenny churches or the archives if the C of I in Dublin. Like as she never existed....